Insurance & ERISA Litigation Blog
Beware The Pitfalls and Unforeseen Ways That Your Disability Benefits Can Be Impacted By Offsets
Suppose some unforeseen event leaves you unable to continue working. If you have insurance covering short-term disability, long-term disability, or both, you will be eligible to receive benefits determined by…
Fourth Circuit Appeals Court Finds Insurer Abused Its Discretion by Denying ERISA Health Insurance Benefits Where the Insurer Denied Her Claim as “Not Medically Necessary” Despite Failing to Review Critical Evidence of Medical Necessity
It should not surprise anyone that health insurance companies are motivated and incentivized to deny coverage of costly surgical procedures. Most insurers deny health insurance claims by claiming that a…
What Happens If My ERISA Claim Was Denied?
What Happens If My Employee Benefit Claim Was Denied? At McKennon Law Group, our attorneys work alongside beneficiaries with unions or employer-supplied life insurance policies that involve issues laid out…
For What Reasons May ERISA Disability Claims Be Denied?
The long-term disability coverage that your employer has been providing may not be there when you need it. That is why, even before you file your disability claim, you should…
The Basics of an ERISA Life, Health and Disability Insurance Claim – Part Seventeen: When Does ERISA Apply?
In this several-part blog series titled The Basics of an ERISA Life, Health and Disability Insurance Claim, we discuss the basics of an ERISA life, health, accidental death & dismemberment…
Why Was My ERISA Disability Claim Denied? – McKennon Law Group PC
What Is ERISA? Were your ERISA disability benefits denied in California? An attorney can help. Most of the life, health and disability policies issued through employers in the United States…
What Damages Can Be Recovered With an Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuit?
In California, if an insurance company is not handling your claim in good faith, what are your rights? What steps can you take? Can or should you sue the insurance…
Federal Court Awards Benefits to ERISA Long-Term Disability Claimant, Finding That Insurer Company Failed to Provide Evidence That a Pre-existing Condition Substantially Caused the Disabling Injury
Insurance companies will go to great lengths to avoid paying claims. One way in which they do that is by trying to shoehorn the facts of the claim into a…
Eighth Circuit Rules Against Fiduciary On Claim Alleging Misrepresentation of Coverage
Signing up for employer benefit plans can be confusing and can lead to disputes where the parties are not careful. ERISA fiduciaries such as employers who sponsor benefit plans and…
Winning ERISA Disability Insurance Appeals
Claims made for short term disability and for long term disability benefits are frequently denied by ERISA plan benefits administrators. Congress enacted ERISA to provide a level of minimum standards…
